First annual Galilee Conference for Health Equality

Galilee Mayors join 160 doctors, nurses, hospital heads, Health Ministry officials, health activists and ordinary citizens – Jewish and Arab — at the first annual Galilee Conference for Health Equality organized by Shatil’s Citizens Forum for Health Equality in the Galilee. “The question isn’t whether to expand health services in the north but how,” said Prof. Itamar Grotto, head of the government committee to examine the expansion of health services in the Galilee. Shatil’s Forum persuaded the Grotto Committee to add the lone Arab and civil society observer to the Committee.

On March 1st the Equal Pay Project held a conference in collaboration with the Israel Manufacturers Association, an important step in engaging employers to assume increased responsibility for proactively working toward equal wages.

The conference hosted senior human resources professionals from Israel’s largest companies. They saw a presentation of the project’s new online equal pay tool, which helps companies assess wage gaps in their organizations. The project will soon publish a guide for employers on implementing organizational processes to equalize wages..

On February 23rd project staff participated in a conference with senior officials from the Ministry of Finance on gender mainstreaming in economic policies, another step in the project’s effective engagement of policymakers and professionals in government offices.

Equality in Health Services

On March 2 Shatil and its partners held the Galilee Conference for Equality in Health, with over 160 doctors and health professionals in attendance. Attendees discussed how Israel could best close the health gaps between the center and the periphery.

The second cycle of a joint course on racism and Judaism, led by Shatil and Neve Schechter – the Legacy Heritage Center for Jewish Culture in Tel Aviv, is now underway. The course will cover the overall background and manifestations of racism in contemporary Israel, while highlighting Jewish texts that can serve in the struggle against racism.

We’re all equal – we’re all one team

“We’re all equal – we’re all one team” – this is the name of a new partnership between the IFA and the NIF, which is being run by Kick Racism Out of Israeli Football. The project includes players from all the Israeli national teams – men, women, and youth – under the banner of equality. Football is a universal language, which doesn’t distinguish between religion, race, gender, or color – we’re all equal on and off the field, in the stands, in schools, and on the streets.

NIF and the IFA are working together on important social projects aimed at eradicating racism and violence from the football pitch using positive education and by involving football fans and youth divisions. The IFA sees great importance in the involvement of current and former players in this project, as this example of fraternity and social action needs to be replicated throughout Israeli society.

More than ever, Israel needs people dedicated to the vision of a shared society to take action. In these most challenging of times, we salute those activists who are redoubling their efforts to create a truly shared society for all of us.

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Shatil, the operative arm of the New Israel Fund, strengthens social-change organizations, groups and activists through consulting and training so they operate at highest capacity; organizes, connects and networks among them to integrate and coordinate their efforts for greater influence; and advocates with government officials and decision-makers for socially responsible and pro-democratic policies.